Here's an interesting paragraph from an article in the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/technology/personaltech/12smart.html?_r=0
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ACT/SAT Math Booster is another interesting one for Android users who bring a Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 calculator into the test. The calculators can be programmed to include shortcuts for complex equations like the quadratic formula, and Math Booster offers step-by-step instructions for doing so.
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Comment by a math teacher: see the note about the Paper Trail below... Students, try to exist without a calculator.
Principles for the Free Test Prep system
(1) Leave a paper trail. Write how you found an answer so you can recheck the process that you used. Write the steps in a calculation. (that's why we encourage you to leave the calculator at home).
(2) Use free resources and materials.
(a) See SAT Math questions
(b) Free math questions at majortests.com
(c) http://www.freevocabulary.com/
(d) get the free apps for mobile phones
(3) Expose yourself to a lot of problems.
(4) Talk. When you speak, you create connections that add to the learning that you did when reading.
(5) Volunteer to teach. I teach test prep classes at Broward College and my students there are interested in hearing "real students talk about math." You can find a problem that you know well and video your performance. Here is an example:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/technology/personaltech/12smart.html?_r=0
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ACT/SAT Math Booster is another interesting one for Android users who bring a Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 calculator into the test. The calculators can be programmed to include shortcuts for complex equations like the quadratic formula, and Math Booster offers step-by-step instructions for doing so.
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Comment by a math teacher: see the note about the Paper Trail below... Students, try to exist without a calculator.
Principles for the Free Test Prep system
(1) Leave a paper trail. Write how you found an answer so you can recheck the process that you used. Write the steps in a calculation. (that's why we encourage you to leave the calculator at home).
(2) Use free resources and materials.
(a) See SAT Math questions
(b) Free math questions at majortests.com
(c) http://www.freevocabulary.com/
(d) get the free apps for mobile phones
(3) Expose yourself to a lot of problems.
(4) Talk. When you speak, you create connections that add to the learning that you did when reading.
(5) Volunteer to teach. I teach test prep classes at Broward College and my students there are interested in hearing "real students talk about math." You can find a problem that you know well and video your performance. Here is an example:
True, this is not an SAT or ACT or GRE class, but the example in this video is from a math class. Just point the camera or smart phone at the paper and start talking. Your explanation might be what another student needs.
(a) Upload your explanation to Youtube and
(b) send the link to me. TheEbookman@gmail.com. Thank you.
The purpose of this course is to make better use of your time ... this includes asking you to look for patterns. You can often do better math if you use a pencil and paper. Leave the calculator at home.
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